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DJ DROP Words by Jee’Van Brown DJ Drop isn’t afraid to take risks. As CEO and one of the founders of the Definition DJs, Drop has created his own lane and established a coalition that is growing more and more each day. He’s responsible for breaking some of the biggest party records that have exploded out of the Dallas AREA in the past year, and in doing so, he’s gained major respect. As a founder of the Definition DJs, what are you guy’s working on right now Right now we’re letting the whole world know about the power of the Definition DJs. We’re trying to get people to know that it’s not just about the dancing music. The Definition DJs are really overlooked in this market, but we’re really responsible for the whole D-Town movement that’s going on right now. If you notice every record that’s popped has been a party record, and that right there let’s you know it comes from the club. It was really ground breaking to me because a lot of DJs gave me get credit for the beginning of this movement. I think the Dallas movement has been going on for over several years, but this “Boogie” movement is the new Dallas movement. “Boogie” kind of combines your swag with your personality, and also the music. “Boogie” is a word that we use down here often, like if it’s a day where you haven’t made that much money then it’s a “slow boogie day.” If you’re about to go whoop someone’s ass, then you’re in “gangsta boogie mode.” You were around before the beginning of the digital era of MP3s, Serato, and downloads. Has the transition helped or hurt you, and how has the game changed from your perspective To be honest, I love it. I love the digital age coming from the analog era. I was fully trained in the analog era, I’m the last of a dying breed. Other people call me “the last of the true DJ” just due to the fact that I can still get on vinyl and still go as hard as I do on digital. When I’m on Serato, it’s still the same. Some people get it twisted. They think Serato is going to make it easier, but it’s not. The one thing Serato does do is create a better show and enhance everything you’re doing, but it doesn’t make anything easier. Are you DJing anywhere for All Star Weekend I’m DJing at Club Mystique in Ft. Worth on Thursday, at Southside Lamar on Friday, at Mansion on Saturday, and at the Grand Opening of Fat Dallas on Sunday. // What made you want to start the Definition DJs, and for the people who don’t know, what does a DJ Coalition do I can’t speak on other DJ Coalitions, because I don’t really agree with the way some of them are run. In the beginning we were only supposed to be a three-man crew. It was going to be a DJ version of a rap group – we were going to go out and perform through turntables, mixing, and MCing on the mic. It started with me, a Latin DJ named DJ Lil E, and DJ Chicken from New Orleans. The concept was that I would bring the hood crowd, Lil E would bring the Spanish crowd, and Chicken would bring the New Orleans crowd. The main goal I had was to put my city on, so that’s why we took it from a crew to a coalition. How did the name “Boogie” come about for the new movement You would have to see it to really understand it – it’s dancing, but it’s really not dancing. 16 // OZONE MAG